April 3, 20187 yr I just got an advertisement for blazing fast internet, up to 25 mbps for $49.99. I'm currently on DSL and get about 9 down and 1 up and it costs $120/month. I don't have any other options because where I live. Anyone have any experience with this? I need very high reliability/uptime. I assume like satellite tv, service would degrade in bad weather?
April 3, 20187 yr You really need to check on bandwidth limits. I think HughesNet has a 20 gig cap and you'll get to the easily if you watch Netflix or stream much content.
April 3, 20187 yr There will also be a pretty big lag if anything you do would be effected by that. Wifi calling will not like that for example.
April 3, 20187 yr Author The advertisement says unlimited data...I work from home and do a lot of calls via skype. I assume the lag would impact this.
April 3, 20187 yr Probably so. If you are happy with your service now other than the price, I would stick with it. Satellite internet is pretty much a last resort deal.
April 3, 20187 yr Author 1 hour ago, kevwun said: Probably so. If you are happy with your service now other than the price, I would stick with it. Satellite internet is pretty much a last resort deal. yes, its paying $120 for 9 down when most people are getting 100 to 200 down much less. That's how it goes.
April 4, 20187 yr Just out of curiosity, who is the service through? I am pretty much stuck with satellite or line of sight microwave (which I have) and $110 is about what I'm paying
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